Effect of the Use of an add-on Device Connected to a Smartphone App on Difficult-to-treat Asthmatic Patient's Adherence (ADVICE)
Primary Purpose
Asthma
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United Kingdom
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Marketed experience application on adherence
Sponsored by

About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Asthma focused on measuring Post-market study
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient's written informed consent obtained prior to any study-related procedures
- Male or female patient aged 18 years and above
- Patient with established diagnosis of asthma for at least 6 months
- Patient on maintenance therapy (Fixed dose combination ICS/LABA) with high dose of ICS
- Patient with ACT score <20 at screening and at randomization
- Non- or ex-smoker who smoked ≤ 10 Pack-years prior to screening
- Patient must have their own Android® or iPhone operating system (IOS) smartphone
- Ability to use the pMDI device correctly
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient with an asthma exacerbation or respiratory tract infection requiring systemic steroids and/or antibiotics within 1 to 3 month prior to screening
- Patient with a history of near-fatal asthma
- Clinically relevant and uncontrolled cardiac, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, metabolic, neurologic, psychiatric or any other disorder that would put the safety of the subject at risk through participation, or which would affect the analysis
- Patient not able to be compliant with the study requirements.
- Patient with a BMI > 40
- Patient working on night shifts
- Patient participating in the clinical phase of an interventional trial or have done so within the last 30 days prior to screening.
- Patient who has an already planned major surgery or hospitalization
- Female patient who is pregnant or lactating or who plans to become pregnant in the next 4 months.
- Patient with a history of hypersensitivity to any of the components of Foster pMDI
Sites / Locations
- Barlow Medical Centre
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Other
Experimental
Arm Label
Reference
Intervention
Arm Description
Control experience using marketed application to record medication intake without reminders from the app
Full experience using marketed application, with all functionalities enabled
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Change from Baseline in adherence rate to entire treatment period
Adherence Rate of doses correctly taken twice daily
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03951714
Brief Title
Effect of the Use of an add-on Device Connected to a Smartphone App on Difficult-to-treat Asthmatic Patient's Adherence
Acronym
ADVICE
Official Title
12-wks Randomised Controlled Trial to Explore the Effect of a Smartphone App. Connected to an Add-on Device System Fitted on pMDI Inhaler on Adherence to Medications Intake and Clinical Outcomes in Difficult-to-treat Asthmatic Patients
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
June 2021
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
August 12, 2019 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
July 6, 2020 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
July 6, 2020 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.
Yes
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this Study is to assess the effect of a smartphone application connected to an add-on device system fitted on Pressured Metered Dose Inhaler (PMDI) on adherence to take medications as prescribed and clinical outcomes in difficult-to-treat asthmatic patients.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Asthma
Keywords
Post-market study
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantCare ProviderInvestigatorOutcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
160 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Reference
Arm Type
Other
Arm Description
Control experience using marketed application to record medication intake without reminders from the app
Arm Title
Intervention
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Full experience using marketed application, with all functionalities enabled
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Marketed experience application on adherence
Intervention Description
To evaluate the effect of electronic capture of medication intake through a smartphone app on treatment's adherence
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change from Baseline in adherence rate to entire treatment period
Description
Adherence Rate of doses correctly taken twice daily
Time Frame
From baseline to end of participation (up to 3 months)
Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures:
Title
Asthma Control Test score
Description
Change from Baseline
Time Frame
From baseline to end of participation (up to 3 months)
Title
Test of the Adherence to Inhalers score
Description
Change from Baseline
Time Frame
From baseline to end of participation (up to 3 months)
Title
Percentage of days without intake of rescue medication
Description
Change from Baseline
Time Frame
From baseline to end of participation (up to 3 months)
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patient's written informed consent obtained prior to any study-related procedures
Male or female patient aged 18 years and above
Patient with established diagnosis of asthma for at least 6 months
Patient on maintenance therapy (Fixed dose combination ICS/LABA) with high dose of ICS
Patient with ACT score <20 at screening and at randomization
Non- or ex-smoker who smoked ≤ 10 Pack-years prior to screening
Patient must have their own Android® or iPhone operating system (IOS) smartphone
Ability to use the pMDI device correctly
Exclusion Criteria:
Patient with an asthma exacerbation or respiratory tract infection requiring systemic steroids and/or antibiotics within 1 to 3 month prior to screening
Patient with a history of near-fatal asthma
Clinically relevant and uncontrolled cardiac, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, metabolic, neurologic, psychiatric or any other disorder that would put the safety of the subject at risk through participation, or which would affect the analysis
Patient not able to be compliant with the study requirements.
Patient with a BMI > 40
Patient working on night shifts
Patient participating in the clinical phase of an interventional trial or have done so within the last 30 days prior to screening.
Patient who has an already planned major surgery or hospitalization
Female patient who is pregnant or lactating or who plans to become pregnant in the next 4 months.
Patient with a history of hypersensitivity to any of the components of Foster pMDI
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Annaliese Linnhoff
Organizational Affiliation
Research Center for Medical Studies Praxis für Lungen- und Bronchialheilkunde
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Barlow Medical Centre
City
Manchester
ZIP/Postal Code
M20 2RN
Country
United Kingdom
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
No
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
35691614
Citation
Chan A, De Simoni A, Wileman V, Holliday L, Newby CJ, Chisari C, Ali S, Zhu N, Padakanti P, Pinprachanan V, Ting V, Griffiths CJ. Digital interventions to improve adherence to maintenance medication in asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Jun 13;6(6):CD013030. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013030.pub2.
Results Reference
derived
Links:
URL
https://www.chiesi.com/en/chiesi-clinical-study-register/
Description
Structured Summary Data Results on Chiesi Clinical Study Register
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